Ray J is offering a troubling health update, days after announcing that he has only one year left to live. Ray J performs onstage during ONE Musicfest 2025 at Piedmont Park on Oct. 25, 2025. Later, in a Jan. 25 Instagram post, Ray J told followers that he "almost died," but made it through thanks to "prayers and support" from his fans and loved ones. In a separate livestream two days later, Ray J told viewers that his medical team informed him he only has a few months left to live. When a friend denied his claim, Ray J replied, "That’s what the doctor said!"